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UK Title: The Heart of a Goof
First published in UK: April 15 1926 by Herbert Jenkins, London
US Title: Divots
First published in US: March 4 1927 by George H. Doran, New York
It was a morning when all nature shouted 'Fore!'
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The Heart of a Goof
High Stakes
Keeping in with Vosper
Chester Forgets Himself
The Magic Plus Fours
The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh
Rodney Fails to Qualify
Jane Gets off the Fairway
The Purification of Rodney Spelvin
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The Heart of a Goof
1923-09 Book (US)
1924-04 Strand (UK)
Russian translations
- Serdtse gubika by A.Astapenkov: 1993
- Serdtse obalduya by N.Trauberg: 2008
Characters
Oldest Member — Narrator
Young Man
Ferdinand Dibble — A goof on golf who loves Barbara
Barbara Medway — Loves Ferdinand
George Parsloe — Ferdinand's golf rival at Marvis Bay
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High Stakes
1925-09-14 Saturday Evening Post (US)
1925-10 Strand (UK)
Russian translation
- Bol'shaya igra by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2005
Characters
Oldest Member
Young Man
Bradbury Fisher — American millionaire who collects golf relics
Blizzard — Bradbury's butler who had previously been with an Earl for 15 years
J. Gladstone Bott — Rival collector who wants Blizzard
Evangeline Fisher — Bradbury's domineering wife, his fifth
Vosper — Ex-butler to the Duke of Bootle and now the Fisher butler
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Keeping in with Vosper
1926-03 Strand (UK)
1926-03-13 Liberty (US)
Russian translation
- Vosper prinimaetsya za delo by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2005
Characters
Oldest Member
Young Man
Bradbury Fisher
Rupert Worple — Bradbury's jail friend
Evangeline Fisher
Mrs. Lora Smith Maplebury — Bradbury's mother-in-law
Hildebrand Vosper — Bradbury's English butler who had been with a Duke for 18 years
Alfred — Evangeline's airdale
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Chester Forgets Himself
1923-07-07 Saturday Evening Post (US)
1924-05 Strand (UK)
Russian translation
- Chester sryvaet masku by A.Pritykina, D.Pritykin: 2006
Characters
Oldest Member
Young Man
Chester Meredith — Loves Felicia
Felicia Blakeney — 23 year old beautiful friend of Jane's
Jane Waterfield
Wilmot Royce — Felicia's mother who wrote such novels as
Sewers of The Soul, The Stench of Life and Grey Mildew
Crispin Blakeney — Felicia's brother whom Chester dislikes. He is a
lecturer and essayist.
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The Magic Plus Fours
1922-12 Strand (UK)
Russian translation
- Volshebnye shtany by N.Trauberg: 2008
Characters
Oldest Member
George William Pennefather — The Young Man to whom the
Oldest Member narrates his stories
Nathaniel Frisby — Played and beat George in a game
Wallace Chesney — Rich, handsome and exceedingly modest
fellow engaged to Charlotte who bought a pair of gaudy plus
fours from the Cohen Bros.
Charlotte Dix — Engaged to Wallace
Raymond Gandle — An artist who belongs to the Golf Club
Peter Willard — Member of the Golf Club
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The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh
1923-01 Strand (UK)
1923-03 Red Book (US)
Russian translation
- Probuzhdenie Rollo Podmarsha by N.Trauberg: 2008
Characters
Oldest Member
Young Man
Rollo Podmarsh — 28 year old golfer who lives with his mother
Mrs. Podmarsh — Rollo's mother
Mary Kent — Daughter of Mrs. Podmarsh's friend who is loved by Rollo
Lettice Willoughby — Mrs. Podmarsh's granddaughter
Enid Willoughby — Rollo's sister and Lettice's mother
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Rodney Fails to Qualify
1924-02-23 Saturday Evening Post (US)
1924-03 Strand (UK)
Russian translation
- Nepodkhodyashchij zhenikh by N.Trauberg: 2008
Characters
Oldest Member
Secretary of Club
Jane Packard — Slow, romantic girl
William Bates — Powerful, ponderous and large fellow who loves Jane
Rodney Spelvin — Sleek poet who gets engaged to Jane but hates golf
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Jane Gets off the Fairway
1924-10-25 Saturday Evening Post (US)
1924-11 Strand (UK)
Russian translation
- Belye fialki by N.Trauberg: 2008
Characters
Oldest Member
Secretary of the Club
William Bates — Married Jane and has her sent white violets
every anniversary
Jane Bates — Romantic girl
Rodney Spelvin — Worte the novel, The Purple Fan
Braid Vardon Bates — 4 year old son of William and Jane
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The Purification of Rodney Spelvin
1925-08-22 Saturday Evening Post (US)
1925-09 Strand (UK)
Russian translation
- Ochishchenie Rodni Spelvina by N.Trauberg: 2008
Characters
Oldest Member
Secretary of the Club
William Bates
Jane Bates
Braid Vardon Bates
Rodney Spelvin — 33 year old poet-novelist who wants to learn golf
Anastatia Bates — William's sister who is an excellent golf teacher
Reginald Brown — Detective with the Quick Results Agency
Cyril Delancy — Detective with the Quick Results Agency
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